TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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   Neoregelia

   May 7, 2011 by edric

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   Someone gave me this a long time ago, it's already flowered, and these are the two pups, Ed

   

   Last reply by The Silent Seed, May 7, 2011
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   Maniltoa tree

   May 4, 2011 by Cindy Adair

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   Any guess as to species? If only we could have stayed to see the handerchief of new leaves unfold it would have been great!

   

   Last reply by Cindy Adair, May 6, 2011
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   Grias neuberthii

   May 4, 2011 by Cindy Adair

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   I was given a single large seed which is visible still at the base of this tree. The seed was originally from Ecuador. Lo and behold it sprouted and finally after a year or two we planted it April 2011. That's my husband doing the honors. I can't find very much information. Anybody know anything about this tree?

   

   Last reply by ariscott, May 6, 2011
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   Balsa tree

   May 4, 2011 by palmmermaid

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   In this month's issue of National Geographic there is an artile on the balsa tree - Ochroma. What a nice tree. I do knowit has very light and brittle wood, that it grows very rapidly and is large. Has anyone in south Florida grown one of these? How do they do here? If the limbs get ripped off in hurricanes, will the tree survive? Eric, do you have any up there at Leu?

   

   Last reply by palmmermaid, May 5, 2011
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   Neoregelia

   May 4, 2011 by edric

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   The one on the left is sharlock, the one on the right is burgundy angel, Ed

   

   Last reply by edric, May 5, 2011
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   Neoregelia

   May 4, 2011 by edric

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   the one with the big name is the one on the right in the second photo, Ed

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, May 5, 2011
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   Ocatea tree

   May 4, 2011 by Cindy Adair

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   We have been served a wonderful tea (cinnamon flavor but NOT Cinnamomum tree) made from Ocatea leaves. We are trying some airlayers (so far so good) on a friend's tree but he also gave us this seedling as the tea is our middle child's favorite beverage. Anybody had this tea or grown this tree? I've read of its medicinal uses, but we just like the taste.

   

   Last reply by Cindy Adair, May 4, 2011
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   Pithecellobium dulce-- Guamuchil

   May 4, 2011 by fastfeat

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   The show is brief, but this spiny legume from Mexico puts on a good show of color when leafing out, at least in SoCal (can't say I noticed it much in SoFla, where it is more abundant and gets much larger.) Most often seen in Hispanic neighborhoods in SoCal, where pulp from its pods (when produced) is made into a drink. Fast-growing to maybe 30' in CA, it is limited by frost tolerance to only about 30F.

   

   Last reply by fastfeat, May 4, 2011
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    Clusia rosea questions

    April 30, 2011 by Walt

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    Less than three years ago I bought a one-gallon sized plant from a local nursery. The owner said it was a Clusia rosea. Last year I bought a five-gallon Clusia rosea from Riverland Nursery in East Ft. Myers. The one-gallon plant, naturally, had smaller leaves on it. However, now the one-gallon plant has outgrown the five gallon plant. I planted out the five gallon plant last summer. I built a small crude tent around it (and a Ti plant) last winter and used an old electric skillet to heat the flannel sheet and PVC tarp tent. My other clusia I planted last summer. It is planted far away from the house and I could only protect it by covering it with several layers o…

    

    Last reply by Dave-Vero, May 4, 2011
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    Neoregelia

    May 2, 2011 by edric

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    One of the Neo's someone gave me a couple of years ago, untagged, Ed

    

    Last reply by Gonzer, May 3, 2011
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    Naked Coral Tree

    May 2, 2011 by Fouquieria

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    Blooming now. It's mostly white this year. I don't know why.

    

    Last reply by MattyB, May 2, 2011
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    Clumping bamboo propogation.

    April 30, 2011 by Vincent

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    I am seeking advice on clumping bamboo propogation. Last year I propogated some bamboosa chungii this way: 1. Cut down 90 percent of culms. Left remaining culms reduced by 75 percent in size. 2. Separated the massive root system into smaller clumps. 3. Planted and irrigated the clumps. It is growing season- not high gear but close- and the clumps have sproudted mini shoots. The shoots have bee growing bigger and fuller every day. Ok, so here is my question; how do you propogate and get full sized culms like you see in the bamboo farms? What I mean is that when you go to buy bamboo in 3 or 7 gal size, you have three or four nice sized culms, not just a fuzzy rootba…

    

    Last reply by paulgila, May 2, 2011
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    Macrozamia fraseri (sp Eneabba)

    April 25, 2011 by Tyrone

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    Just been up to Jurien Bay in Western Australia and did some 4WDing in the bush up there. At a place called Stockman Cave I found these huge Macrozamia fraseri (sp Eneabba). This area is not far from the type locality (30S latitude). I thought the cycad lovers out there may appreciate these.

    

    Last reply by Tyrone, May 2, 2011
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    cordyline

    April 24, 2011 by Bill Austin

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    Her are a few of my favorites . Show me some of yours click on photo to enlarge

    

    Last reply by Daryl, May 2, 2011
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    Ficus I.D. needed

    April 28, 2011 by MattyB

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    Alright Ken, you're a wiz on Ficus and I've learned a lot from your posts. Paul rescued this Ficus from an office building after the mother plant was removed. We thought it was a Magnolia at first but it became apparent that it was a Ficus. It started off with huge green glossy leaves due to the full shade position it was growing in, then acclimated to sun and started showing a bronzy underside to the leaves so we though it was F. rubiginosa. But now that it's acclimated to the sun the bronze undersides are completely gone, so maybe it was just sunburn. What do you think? Please everyone jump in and give your best guess.

    

    Last reply by fastfeat, May 1, 2011
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    Zamia ID

    April 30, 2011 by dalmatiansoap

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    So, I got this Zamia today without any tags and I would appreciate any help about ID, few growing tips (it will be potted for some time) and any hardyness info.

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, April 30, 2011
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    Cool Spineless Chorisia speciosa

    April 29, 2011 by MattyB

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    I saw this rare spineless Chorisia speciosa at a nursery near my house yesterday. The only other one I've seen is a mature tree at Steve's place in Clairemont and that smooth green trunk looks awesome! It's a huge tree in a 15 gallon pot. Does anyone know if the offspring come true to seed? I thought I remember Steve saying they didn't.

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, April 30, 2011
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    Musa iterans

    April 30, 2011 by edbrown_III

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    I ordered a few of these from Banana tree --- how tall do they get they say about 40 feet . Any experiences that anyone would share would be most welcome. Best regards Ed

    

    Last reply by edbrown_III, April 30, 2011
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    Need Plant Id

    April 29, 2011 by tjwalters

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    I received this plant at a swap a few years ago. I plant it in the ground during the summer, and dig and pot it up for the winter. This is the fist time it has flowered. The leaves are Calathea-like - somewhat patterned above, and maroon underneath, Unfortunately I don't think I have a shot of the leaves. The flowers emerge before the leaves, as is obvious in the pictures.

    

    Last reply by tjwalters, April 30, 2011
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    Two different Shrub/bush I.D.

    April 29, 2011 by Walt

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    An aquaintance I know who lives in Ft. Lauderdale sent me these photos and asked me if I would post them here, in the event somebody could I.D. them. The first two photos are of the same plant. The last (third) photo is a different plant. He didn't send me a photo of an overall view of the plant; hopefully, the flower and leaves detail might be enough to I.D. it. In any event, I'm interested in learning what the first plant is myself.

    

    Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, April 29, 2011
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    Neoregelia

    April 28, 2011 by edric

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    These are getting shipped off to a couple fellow members as a gift, just thought I'd post the photo, one of my favorites, Ed

    

    Last reply by Gonzer, April 29, 2011
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    The brom tree

    April 2, 2011 by Bill Austin

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    I thought some of brom lovers mite like to see what can happen to your palm tree when the broms move into the neighborhood.

    

    Last reply by Bill Austin, April 29, 2011
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    Moving a Really Really Big Tree

    April 28, 2011 by _Keith

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    This 150 year old Live Oak was in the way of a new service road as a highway is being converted to Interstate. Rather than cut it down, the decision was made to move it. Here is the prep work and making a really big root ball.

    

    Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, April 28, 2011
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    Tree ID Please

    August 12, 2006 by Alicehunter2000

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    This tree which looks a bit like a mimosa (but more up-rite) grows wild in NW Florida. No one that I have asked seems to know the name. We are very limited in the types of tropical looking trees we have and I thought this might be a nice addition to the yard.

    

    Last reply by Eric in Orlando, April 28, 2011
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    ¡ viva México!

    April 28, 2011 by trioderob

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    I live so close to the border that I just have to plant something Mexican. So next week one of these goes in the ground. what Mexican plants do you have ??? Dasylirion longissimum AKA : MEXICAN GRASS TREE

    

    Last reply by trioderob, April 28, 2011